air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
space (room, area, outer space)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
charcoal; charred remains
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
door; gate; opening; title page
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
while; during (the time when)